Biographies: David SHIELDS, Clinton Township, Barron Co., WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Victor Gulickson 10 January 2000 ==================================================================== David Shields, a prosperous farmer of Section 13, Clinton township, was born in Canada, in 1867, the son of James and Mary Shields, who spent all their lives on farms in Canada. Of the eight children in the family there are now living six, John, Hugh, Harry, Matt, David and Minnie, all of whom live in Canada, except Matt, who is in Cumberland, this county, and David. David lost his father when he was five years old, and was reared on the farm by his mother. In 1883 he came to the States, and located at the Sault Ste. Marie, working in the woods and on drives and rafts. From there he went to Ashland, Wis. He then went to Cumberland and joined his brother, Matt. Two summers he spent in North Dakota. For a time he was employed in mills at Prairie Farm and Barron, in this county. In 1893 he bought 80 acres in Section 13, Clinton Township. This was all wild timber land. He moved into the old house which stood on the place, and started developing a farm. In 1910 he erected a modern nine-room house, equipped with such conveniences as electric lights, furnace heat, running hot and cold water and bath room. In 1915 he erected a barn, 34 by 86 feet, with full basement, and with modern equipment. He has the best of tools, implements and machinery, and everything about the place bespeaks his thrift and good judgment. He has a good herd of graded Holsteins, and a number of horses, and successfully carries on general farming and dairying, selling the cream to the Barron Creamery Co. Mr. Shields was married at Barron in 1891, to Christina Blair, the daughter of William and Margaret Blair, natives of Canada, and old settlers of Barron County. Mr. and Mrs.Shields have eight children: Ray, Gordon, Harry, Edward, Harold, David W. Jr., Goldie and Verna. Ray lives on a farm. He saw active service in France with the American Expeditionary Force. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 427-428.